Maggie Koerth is a science journalist and author. She’s based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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7:25
China’s Holdout On Bird Flu Samples And A Higgs Boson Breakdown
Despite a World Health Organization agreement, China has withheld samples of the bird flu virus H7N9 from U.S. scientists.
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7:42
What Are The Economics Of Immigration?
New research finds migrants and refugees boost the economies of countries they come to within just two years.
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7:26
Falling Chinese Space Station And A Scorched Exoplanet
China National Space Administration’s Tiangong-1 station is expected to crash to Earth, but the exact timing and location is unknown.
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6:55
Running Out Of Time—And Water—In Cape Town
Plus, California’s coffee lawsuit, a satellite lost and found, and an orca whale says “hello.”
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7:06
Dusting Off Voyager 1’s Thrusters
After 37 years in space, Voyager 1’s thrusters still work.
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7:32
A Giant Rat, An Octopus City, And Space Life Beyond The ISS
This week, NASA and Roscosmos announced that they would cooperate to build a new space station, closer to the moon.
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7:43
Don’t Throw Away Those Eclipse Glasses!
Here’s what to do with your leftover solar glasses. Plus, substance abuse in baby boomers.
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7:44
Trump Pulls US From Climate Agreement
President Trump pulled the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, plus CRISPR human trials, a NASA sun orbiter, and more.
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7:22
How Trump Is Letting Internet Providers Sell Your Data
Plus, why spinach makes the heart grow stronger and the return of the Tasmanian Tiger.
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7:41
Federal Science Freedom, Cancer Death Rates, Snake Trackers
With federal scientific agencies facing restrictions on what they say and when, some scientists are planning to march on Washington.